My Raging Rantings

    This day started off wonderful. I got a formal job offer from Bank of America! I'll start training in two weeks to be a part-time teller. Not too bad! We're going to build our savings so we don't get too far in debt when life gets harder and this wonderful bliss we are currently in. :)

    Once I filled out the stuff I needed to and scheduled an appointment to get finger-printed (there goes all my dreams of robbing a bank and getting away with it), I was feeling pretty confident with how things were going! I was makin plans to study and have a productive day. Then I made a crucial mistake...

    I have yet to change my driver's license to my married name and now we are in a new state with my license fixin' to expire in June. Shoot...so I look online to figure out what I need to bring and what I'd need to do to change my name and get a Tennessee license. 

    I couldn't find anything helpful on their blasted website! Just a bunch of jibberish that just confused me. So I get this wonderful idea to call someone like an operator who can answer my simple question of "what do I need to bring?"

    After being on hold for HALF AN HOUR and having a simple headache turn into a full blown migraine, Jared was such a sweetheart and found the information I needed online.

    This morning was so wonderful getting the job and I had such high hopes. Because everything was going so well, I was going to look into changing my license and spend most of the day studying. NOPE!

    I spent a total of an hour on the phone to only hang up in the end. I have some very mean words for the people at the DMV and I'm sure there will be another mean post about how incompetent and rude they are. 

    Now the rest of my day will be filled with a bitter attitude until Jared comes home and gives me a big hug while I burst into tears. 

Other rantings:

    These darn gaggles of gooses outside are driving me nuts with their irritating noises. Can't they just find a spot to land and be quiet?

    There are some big, fat bumblebees outside that make me terrified to sit on our patio furniture while I study. Competing for the same space is also a wasp that lingers close to the screen door as he develops a plan to get in the apartment. As soon as he comes in, I'm running out. 

    As much as I love Spring and having everything look beautiful again, I'm sick of the birds. Glad they survived the winter and all that, but after watching The Birds a few times throughout my life, I don't like them.
    I still can't get over how rude and irritating and inconsiderate the DMV was/is. When I get there Monday after being finger-printed and I hear one phone ring and no one picks it up, I will flip out. Might even end my awesome streak of not swearing aloud (as opposed to in my head).
    The maintenance crew here is so loud. It's like they have to either be right outside my door or right under my patio when they start yelling at each other across the courtyard. They must be competing with those silly birds on who can be the loudest.   

First Days of Spring

    Jared and I had another fabulous family night! Even though we don't have a kid yet, we enjoy spending time together and learning from each other. (Plus, it's a great excuse for me to have a treat!)

    After a hard day of me studying, Jared came home from work and I made a quick dinner of pancakes and eggs. Can't get much faster than that! Jared took a few minutes to gather his thoughts for the little "lesson" and we had a great time talking about gospel topics. 

    I was in charge of the activity and we both had decided on the treat. Just as for St. Patrick's day when I made the brownies as cupcakes, Jared saw on the box that we could make them as cookies too! 

 Jared had a fun time "licking" the spoon :)

We both had a fun time!

One of the best parts was taking them out of the oven and smelling the wonderful brownie cookies!

    We just relaxed the rest of the night and watched Pixar shorts. I absolutely LOVE those little clips they have now before Pixar movies. Jared has this Pixar Shorts collection dvd and we watched it. I think they are hilarious and Jared thinks I'm hilarious for cracking up at them!

    The running tally for movies watched for the other person is still at: Jared 4     Stephanie 4

    We're having a fun time too doing the March Madness! My family does it where each week we pick what teams we think will win and we get points for the ones we get right. Each week, the points are tallied up and the person with the most points that week gets a treat. The overall winner at the end with all the points counted up gets a 1 pound bag of a treat! I somehow got lucky and totally won last year, so I'm hoping I can get a treat again this year. I came in second this past week by 3 points. 

    I also had Jared do a bracket because if one of us wins, we will share with the other person. I believe in the law of consecration when it comes to sugary goodness! :)

    P.S. Jared, that shaved lamb is so funny looking :)

All sheared and purple...

Just Another Manic Monday

    It's always sad on Monday mornings when Jared has to leave for work and I stay home to study. The weekend was totally great and makes me wish we had Spring Break! But it's just another Manic Monday :) (Turn my playlist down at the bottom of the page so you can hear the video better)